[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53446-53451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21565]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026]
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, et al.; Notice of Hearing and
Opportunity To Petition for Leave To Intervene and Order Imposing
Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards
Information and Safeguards Information for Contention Preparation on a
Combined License for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Units 3 and 4
Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the
regulations in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
Part 2, ``Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings and
Issuance of Orders,'' 10 CFR Part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of
Production and Utilization Facilities,'' and 10 CFR Part 52,
``Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,''
notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held, at a
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time and place to be set in the future by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC, the Commission) or designated by the Atomic Safety and
Licensing Board (Board). The hearing will consider the combined license
(COL) application dated March 28, 2008, filed pursuant to Subpart C of
10 CFR Part 52 by Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC), acting on
behalf of itself and Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power
Corporation (an Electric Membership Corporation), Municipal Electric
Authority of Georgia, and the City of Dalton, Georgia, an incorporated
municipality in the State of Georgia acting by and through its Board of
Water, Light and Sinking Fund Commissioners (Dalton Utilities). The
application was accepted for docketing on May 30, 2008. The docket
numbers established for this application are 52-025 and 52-026.
The application requests approval of a COL for Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant (Vogtle) Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County,
Georgia. The Vogtle COL application incorporates by reference the
AP1000 design certified in Appendix D to 10 CFR Part 52, and the
application to amend that certified design. The AP1000 amendment
application is the subject of an ongoing rulemaking under docket number
52-006. The Vogtle COL application also references an Early Site Permit
application that is the subject of an ongoing adjudicatory proceeding
under docket number 52-011. The Final Environment Impact Statement for
the ESP was published on August 22, 2008.
The hearing on the COL application will be conducted by a Board
that will be designated by the Chairman of the Atomic Safety and
Licensing Board Panel or will be conducted by the Commission. Notice as
to the membership of the Board will be published in the Federal
Register at a later date. The NRC staff will complete a detailed
technical review of the application and will document its findings in a
safety evaluation report. The Commission will refer a copy of the
application to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) in
accordance with 10 CFR 52.87, ``Referral to the ACRS,'' and the ACRS
will report on those portions of the application that concern safety.
Any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding and
who desires to participate as a party in this proceeding must file a
written petition for leave to intervene in accordance with 10 CFR
2.309. Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding,
subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene,
and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the
hearing.
A petition for leave to intervene must be filed no later than 60
days from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. Non-timely filings will not be entertained absent a
determination by the Commission or presiding officer designated to rule
on the petition, pursuant to the requirements of 10 CFR 2.309(c)(i)-
(viii).
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings including
intervention petitions, request by interested governmental entities to
participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), and any other pleadings, must be
filed in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule, which was promulgated
by the NRC on August 28, 2007 (72 FR 49139). The E-Filing process
requires participants to submit and serve documents over the internet
or in some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media.
Participants may not submit paper copies of their filings unless they
seek a waiver in accordance with the procedures described below.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10
days prior to the filing deadline, the petitioner must contact the
Office of the Secretary by e-mail at [email protected], or by
calling (301) 415-1677, to request (1) a digital ID certificate, which
allows the petitioner (or its counsel or representative) to digitally
sign documents and access the E-Submittal server for any proceeding in
which it is participating; and/or (2) creation of an electronic docket
for the proceeding (even in instances in which the petitioner (or its
counsel or representative) already holds an NRC-issued digital ID
certificate). Each participant will need to download the Workplace
Forms Viewer\TM\ to access the Electronic Information Exchange (EIE), a
component of the E-Filing system. The Workplace Forms Viewer\TM\ is
free and is available at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/install-viewer.html. Information about applying for a digital ID
certificate is available on NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/apply-certificates.html.
Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate, had a
docket created, and downloaded the EIE viewer, it can then submit a
petition for leave to intervene. Submissions should be in Portable
Document Format (PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance available on the
NRC public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
A filing is considered complete at the time the filer submits its
documents through EIE. To be timely, an electronic filing must be
submitted to the EIE system no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on
the due date. Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing system time-
stamps the document and sends the submitter an e-mail notice confirming
receipt of the document. The EIE system also distributes an e-mail
notice that provides access to the document to the NRC Office of the
General Counsel and any others who have advised the Office of the
Secretary that they wish to participate in the proceeding, so that the
filer need not serve the documents on those participants separately.
Therefore, applicants and other participants (or their counsel or
representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate
before a petition to intervene is filed so that they can obtain access
to the document via the E-Filing system.
A person filing electronically may seek assistance through the
``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html or by calling the NRC technical help line,
which is available between 8:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., Eastern Time,
Monday through Friday. The help line number is (800) 397-4209 or
locally, (301) 415-4737.
Participants who believe that they have good cause for not
submitting documents electronically must submit an exemption request,
in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention:
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth
Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants
filing a document in this manner are responsible for serving the
document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by
first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier,
express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the
document with the provider of the service.
Non-timely requests and/or petitions and contentions will not be
entertained absent a determination by the Commission, the presiding
officer, or
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the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board that the petition and/or request
should be granted and/or the contentions should be admitted based on a
balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)-(viii). To
be timely, filings must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Time on the due date.
Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in
NRC's electronic hearing docket, which is available to the public at
http://ehd.nrc.gov/EHD_Proceeding/home.asp, unless excluded pursuant
to an order of the Commission, an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, or
a Presiding Officer. Participants are requested not to include personal
privacy information, such as Social Security numbers, home addresses,
or home phone numbers in their filings. With respect to copyrighted
works, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the
adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use application,
participants are requested not to include copyrighted materials in
their submission.
Any person who files a motion pursuant to 10 CFR 2.323 must consult
with counsel for the applicant and counsel for the NRC staff who are
listed below.
Counsel for the applicant are M. Stanford Blanton,
[email protected] (205-226-3417), or Moanica M. Caston,
[email protected] (205-992-5316), or Kathryn M. Sutton,
[email protected] (202-739-5738). Counsel for the NRC staff in
this proceeding are Ann Hodgdon, [email protected] (301-415-1587) and
Michael Spencer, [email protected] (301-415-4073).
A person who is not a party may be permitted to make a limited
appearance by making an oral or written statement of his position on
the issues, which need not be submitted using the E-filing process, at
any session of the hearing or any pre-hearing conference within the
limits and conditions fixed by the presiding officer, but may not
otherwise participate in the proceeding.
Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's
Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public
File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland, and will be accessible electronically through the Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic
Reading Room link at the NRC Web site http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC
PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by
e-mail to [email protected]. The application is also available at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/col/vogtle.html. The ADAMS accession
number for the application cover letter is ML081050133.
To search for documents in ADAMS using the Vogtle Units 3 and 4 COL
application docket numbers, 52-025 and 52-026, enter the terms
``05200025'' and ``05200026'' in the ``Docket Number'' field when using
either the Web-based search (advanced search) engine or the ADAMS find
tool in Citrix. The Vogtle ESP can be found in ADAMS using the
accession number ML070660266 or by going to http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/esp/vogtle.html. To search for documents on the
Vogtle ESP docket, enter ``05200011'' in the ``Docket Number'' field in
the Web-based search (advanced search) engine or the ADAMS find tool.
The AP1000 DCD through Revision 15, which is incorporated by
reference into Appendix D of Part 52, can be found by going to http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/design-cert/ap1000.html. The AP1000
DCD Revision 16 can be found using ADAMS accession number ML071580939
or by going to http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/col/vogtle.html. To search for documents in ADAMS using the AP1000 DCD
Revision 16 docket number 52-006, enter the term ``05200006'' in the
ADAMS ``Docket Number'' field. The Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Vogtle ESP can be found on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/esp/vogtle.html, or under ADAMS
accession numbers ML0822440145, ML0822440165 and ML082260203.
Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-
Safeguards Information and Safeguards Information for Contention
Preparation
1. This order contains instructions regarding how potential parties
to this proceeding may request access to documents containing sensitive
unclassified information (including Sensitive Unclassified Non-
Safeguards Information (SUNSI) and Safeguards Information (SGI)).
2. Within 10 days after publication of this notice of hearing and
opportunity to petition for leave to intervene, any potential party as
defined in 10 CFR 2.4 who believes access to SUNSI or SGI is necessary
for a response to the notice may request access to SUNSI or SGI. A
``potential party'' is any person who intends or may intend to
participate as a party by demonstrating standing and the filing of an
admissible contention under 10 CFR 2.309. Requests submitted later than
10 days after the publication of the notice of hearing will not be
considered absent a showing of good cause for the late filing,
addressing why the request could not have been filed earlier.
3. The requester shall submit a letter requesting permission to
access SUNSI and/or SGI to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention:
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, and provide a copy to the
Associate General Counsel for Hearings, Enforcement and Administration,
Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The expedited
delivery or courier mail address for both offices is U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
The e-mail address for the Office of the Secretary and the Office of
the General Counsel are [email protected] and [email protected],
respectively.\1\ The request must include the following information:
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\1\ See footnote 6. While a request for hearing or
petition to intervene in this proceeding must comply with the filing
requirements of the NRC's ``E-Filing Rule,'' the initial request to
access SUNSI and/or SGI under these procedures should be submitted
as described in this paragraph.
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a. A description of the licensing action with a citation to this
Federal Register notice of hearing and opportunity to petition for
leave to intervene;
b. The name and address of the potential party and a description of
the potential party's particularized interest that could be harmed by
the action identified in (a);
c. If the request is for SUNSI, the identity of the individual
requesting access to SUNSI and the requester's need for the information
in order to meaningfully participate in this adjudicatory proceeding,
particularly why publicly available versions of the application would
not be sufficient to provide the basis and specificity for a proffered
contention;
d. If the request is for SGI, the identity of the individual
requesting access to SGI and the identity of any expert, consultant or
assistant who will aid the requester in evaluating the SGI, and
information that shows:
(i) Why the information is indispensable to meaningful
participation in this licensing proceeding; and
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(ii) The technical competence (demonstrable knowledge, skill,
experience, training or education) of the requester to understand and
use (or evaluate) the requested information to provide the basis and
specificity for a proffered contention. The technical competence of a
potential party or its counsel may be shown by reliance on a qualified
expert, consultant or assistant who demonstrates technical competence
as well as trustworthiness and reliability, and who agrees to sign a
non-disclosure affidavit and be bound by the terms of a protective
order; and
e. If the request is for SGI, Form SF-85, ``Questionnaire for Non-
Sensitive Positions,'' Form FD-258 (fingerprint card), and a credit
check release form completed by the individual who seeks access to SGI
and each individual who will aid the requester in evaluating the SGI.
For security reasons, Form SF-85 can only be submitted electronically,
through a restricted-access database. To obtain online access to the
form, the requester should contact the NRC's Office of Administration
at 301-415-0320.\2\ The other completed forms must be signed in
original ink, accompanied by a check or money order payable in the
amount of [$191.00] to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for each
individual, and mailed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Office of Administration, Security Processing Unit, Mail Stop T-6E46,
Washington, DC 20555-0012.
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\2\ The requester will be asked to provide his or her full name,
Social Security number, date and place of birth, telephone number,
and e-mail address. After providing this information, the requester
usually should be able to obtain access to the online form within
one business day.
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These forms will be used to initiate the background check, which
includes fingerprinting as part of a criminal history records check.
Note: Copies of these forms do not need to be included with the
request letter to the Office of the Secretary, but the request
letter should state that the forms and fees have been submitted as
described above.
4. To avoid delays in processing requests for access to SGI, all
forms should be reviewed for completeness and accuracy (including
legibility) before submitting them to the NRC. Incomplete packages will
be returned to the sender and will not be processed.
5. Based on an evaluation of the information submitted under items
2 and 3.a through 3.d, above, the NRC staff will determine within 10
days of receipt of the written access request whether (1) there is a
reasonable basis to believe the petitioner is likely to establish
standing to participate in this NRC proceeding, and (2) there is a
legitimate need for access to SUNSI or need to know the SGI requested.
For SGI, the need to know determination is made based on whether the
information requested is necessary (i.e., indispensable) for the
proposed recipient to proffer and litigate a specific contention in
this NRC proceeding \3\ and whether the proposed recipient has the
technical competence (demonstrable knowledge, skill, training,
education, or experience) to evaluate and use the specific SGI
requested in this proceeding.
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\3\ Broad SGI requests under these procedures are thus highly
unlikely to meet the standard for need to know; furthermore, staff
redaction of information from requested documents before their
release may be appropriate to comport with this requirement. These
procedures do not authorize unrestricted disclosure or less scrutiny
of a requester's need to know than ordinarily would be applied in
connection with an already-admitted contention.
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6. If standing and need to know SGI are shown, the NRC staff will
further determine based upon completion of the background check whether
the proposed recipient is trustworthy and reliable. The NRC staff will
conduct (as necessary) an inspection to confirm that the recipient's
information protection systems are sufficient to protect SGI from
inadvertent release or disclosure. Recipients may opt to view SGI at
the NRC's facility rather than establish their own SGI protection
program to meet SGI protection requirements.
7. A request for access to SUNSI or SGI will be granted if:
a. The request has demonstrated that there is a reasonable basis to
believe that a potential party is likely to establish standing to
intervene or to otherwise participate as a party in this proceeding;
b. The proposed recipient of the information has demonstrated a
need for SUNSI or a need to know for SGI, and that the proposed
recipient of SGI is trustworthy and reliable;
c. The proposed recipient of the information has executed a Non-
Disclosure Agreement or Affidavit and agrees to be bound by the terms
of a Protective Order setting forth terms and conditions to prevent the
unauthorized or inadvertent disclosure of SUNSI and/or SGI; and
d. The presiding officer has issued a protective order concerning
the information or documents requested.\4\ Any protective order issued
shall provide that the petitioner must file SUNSI or SGI contentions 25
days after receipt of (or access to) that information. However, if more
than 25 days remain between the petitioner's receipt of (or access to)
the information and the deadline for filing all other contentions (as
established in the notice of hearing or opportunity for hearing), the
petitioner may file its SUNSI or SGI contentions by that later
deadline.
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\4\ If a presiding officer has not yet been designated, the
Chief Administrative Judge will issue such orders, or will appoint a
presiding officer to do so.
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8. If the request for access to SUNSI or SGI is granted, the terms
and conditions for access to sensitive unclassified information will be
set forth in a draft protective order and affidavit of non-disclosure
appended to a joint motion by the NRC staff, any other affected parties
to this proceeding,\5\ and the petitioner(s). If the diligent efforts
by the relevant parties or petitioner(s) fail to result in an agreement
on the terms and conditions for a draft protective order or non-
disclosure affidavit, the relevant parties to the proceeding or the
petitioner(s) should notify the presiding officer within 5 days,
describing the obstacles to the agreement.
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\5\ Parties/persons other than the requester and the NRC staff
will be notified by the NRC staff of a favorable access
determination (and may participate in the development of such a
motion and protective order) if it concerns SUNSI and if the party/
person's interest independent of the proceeding would be harmed by
the release of the information (e.g., as with proprietary
information).
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9. If the request for access to SUNSI is denied by the NRC staff or
a request for access to SGI is denied by NRC staff either after a
determination on standing and need to know or, later, after a
determination on trustworthiness and reliability, the NRC staff shall
briefly state the reasons for the denial. Before the Office of
Administration makes an adverse determination regarding access, the
proposed recipient must be provided an opportunity to correct or
explain information. The requester may challenge the NRC staff's
adverse determination with respect to access to SUNSI or with respect
to standing or need to know for SGI by filing a challenge within 5 days
of receipt of that determination with (a) The presiding officer
designated in this proceeding; (b) if no presiding officer has been
appointed, the Chief Administrative Judge, or if he or she is
unavailable, another administrative judge, or an administrative law
judge with jurisdiction pursuant to 10 CFR 2.318(a); or (c) if another
officer has been designated to rule on information access issues, with
that officer. In the same manner, an SGI requester may challenge an
adverse determination on trustworthiness and reliability by filing a
challenge within 15 days of receipt of that determination.
In the same manner, a party other than the requester may challenge
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NRC staff determination granting access to SUNSI whose release would
harm that party's interest independent of the proceeding. Such a
challenge must be filed within 5 days of the notification by the NRC
staff of its grant of such a request.
If challenges to the NRC staff determinations are filed, these
procedures give way to the normal process for litigating disputes
concerning access to information. The availability of interlocutory
review by the Commission of orders ruling on such NRC staff
determinations (whether granting or denying access) is governed by 10
CFR 2.311.\6\
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\6\ As of October 15, 2007, the NRC's final ``E-Filing Rule''
became effective. See Use of Electronic Submissions in Agency
Hearings (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007). Requesters should note that
the filing requirements of that rule apply to appeals of NRC staff
determinations (because they must be served on a presiding officer
or the Commission, as applicable), but not to the initial SUNSI/SGI
requests submitted to the NRC staff under these procedures.
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10. The Commission expects that the NRC staff and presiding
officers (and any other reviewing officers) will consider and resolve
requests for access to SUNSI and/or SGI, and motions for protective
orders, in a timely fashion in order to minimize any unnecessary delays
in identifying those petitioners who have standing and who have
propounded contentions meeting the specificity and basis requirements
in 10 CFR Part 2. Attachment 1 to this Order summarizes the general
target schedule for processing and resolving requests under these
procedures.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of September 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
Attachment 1--General Target Schedule for Processing and Resolving
Requests for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards
Information and Safeguards Information in This Proceeding
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Day Event/activity
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0............................. Publication of Federal Register notice
of hearing and opportunity to petition
for leave to intervene, including order
with instructions for access requests.
10............................ Deadline for submitting requests for
access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-
Safeguards Information (SUNSI) and/or
Safeguards Information (SGI) with
information: supporting the standing of
a potential party identified by name
and address; describing the need for
the information in order for the
potential party to participate
meaningfully in an adjudicatory
proceeding; demonstrating that access
should be granted (e.g., showing
technical competence for access to
SGI); and, for SGI, including
application fee for fingerprint/
background check.
60............................ Deadline for submitting petition for
intervention containing: (i)
Demonstration of standing; (ii) all
contentions whose formulation does not
require access to SUNSI and/or SGI (+25
Answers to petition for intervention;
+7 petitioner/requestor reply).
20............................ Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
staff informs the requester of the
staff's determination whether the
request for access provides a
reasonable basis to believe standing
can be established and shows (1) need
for SUNSI or (2) need to know for SGI.
(For SUNSI, NRC staff also informs any
party to the proceeding whose interest
independent of the proceeding would be
harmed by the release of the
information.) If NRC staff makes the
finding of need for SUNSI and
likelihood of standing, NRC staff
begins document processing (preparation
of redactions or review of redacted
documents). If NRC staff makes the
finding of need to know for SGI and
likelihood of standing, NRC staff
begins background check (including
fingerprinting for a criminal history
records check), information processing
(preparation of redactions or review of
redacted documents), and readiness
inspections.
25............................ If NRC staff finds no ``need,'' ``need
to know,'' or likelihood of standing,
the deadline for petitioner/requester
to file a motion seeking a ruling to
reverse the NRC staff's denial of
access; NRC staff files copy of access
determination with the presiding
officer (or Chief Administrative Judge
or other designated officer, as
appropriate). If NRC staff finds
``need'' for SUNSI, the deadline for
any party to the proceeding whose
interest independent of the proceeding
would be harmed by the release of the
information to file a motion seeking a
ruling to reverse the NRC staff's grant
of access.
30............................ Deadline for NRC staff reply to motions
to reverse NRC staff determination(s).
40............................ (Receipt +30) If NRC staff finds
standing and need for SUNSI, deadline
for NRC staff to complete information
processing and file motion for
Protective Order and draft Non-
Disclosure Affidavit. Deadline for
applicant/licensee to file Non-
Disclosure Agreement for SUNSI.
190........................... (Receipt +180) If NRC staff finds
standing, need to know for SGI, and
trustworthiness and reliability,
deadline for NRC staff to file motion
for Protective Order and draft Non-
disclosure Affidavit (or to make a
determination that the proposed
recipient of SGI is not trustworthy or
reliable). Note: Before the Office of
Administration makes an adverse
determination regarding access, the
proposed recipient must be provided an
opportunity to correct or explain
information.
205........................... Deadline for petitioner to seek reversal
of a final adverse NRC staff
determination either before the
presiding officer or another designated
officer.
A............................. If access granted: Issuance of presiding
officer or other designated officer
decision on motion for protective order
for access to sensitive information
(including schedule for providing
access and submission of contentions)
or decision reversing a final adverse
determination by the NRC staff.
A + 3......................... Deadline for filing executed Non-
Disclosure Affidavits. Access provided
to SUNSI and/or SGI consistent with
decision issuing the protective order.
A + 28........................ Deadline for submission of contentions
whose development depends upon access
to SUNSI and/or SGI. However, if more
than 25 days remain between the
petitioner's receipt of (or access to)
the information and the deadline for
filing all other contentions (as
established in the notice of hearing or
opportunity for hearing), the
petitioner may file its SUNSI or SGI
contentions by that later deadline.
A + 53........................ (Contention receipt +25) Answers to
contentions whose development depends
upon access to SUNSI and/or SGI.
A + 60........................ (Answer receipt +7) Petitioner/
Intervenor reply to answers.
B............................. Decision on contention admission.
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